License plate (Yugoslavia)
history
In the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1931 new characteristics were introduced. They initially showed a blue field on the left edge. There the year of approval and the coding of the corresponding part of the country were noted in red color (e.g. 2 for Slovenia and 3 for Croatia). Several black numbers on a white background followed.
During the Second World War , different signs, some with full city names, were issued.
System from the early 1950s
At the beginning of the 1950s, a new uniform identification system was introduced in the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia . The signs had a white background and initially showed a red star. Then a black letter indicated the corresponding region in which the vehicle was registered ( S for Slovenia, H Croatia). A black number combination followed.
1920s
License plate from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1930 (1 = Belgrade)
License plate from 1941
License plate until 1960, with YU oval, S = Slovenia
Trial license plate 1959
Military license plate 1961
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System from 1961
In 1961 the system was changed again. The license plates now began with a two-letter regional code that indicated the exact origin of the vehicle. This was followed by a red star and a maximum of six digits, divided into two groups by a short hyphen. There are therefore the following combinations: AB 12-34, AB 123-45and AB 123-456. The letters Č, Š and Ž were also used to code the region .
In the case of trailers, the structure of the sign was mirrored, that is, the region code was found here at the end of the sign.
Diplomatic badges had a black background and yellow lettering. On the left margin the region was indicated with two letters one above the other. Vehicles with unusual dimensions were given red license plates with white letters. Temporary license plates showed the letters RP (Registrovano Privremeno) and a vertical red band with the year. Green license plates were issued for agricultural vehicles.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia
After the collapse of the SFR Yugoslavia , the former republics introduced their own identification systems, which were initially based strongly on the Yugoslav system as a whole, but later underwent more and more changes. Most of the regional abbreviations have been adopted. During the wars of Yugoslavia , own license plates were sometimes issued in occupied territories. This happened, for example, in the Republic of Serbian Krajina in Croatia. The newly created Federal Republic of Yugoslavia initially continued the old system. Until the introduction of new signs in early 2011, the Yugoslav system was only used in Serbia , with slight modifications .
Abbreviation of the all-Yugoslav license system until 1991
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Overview of the successor states
| country | abbreviation | Photo / special features | Period | regional coding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
BIH |
  
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1992–1998 1998–2009 since 2009 |
yes no no |
 Kosovo
|
RKS |
  
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1992–2010 1999–2010 since 2010 |
yes no yes |
 Croatia
|
MR |
 
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1992–2016 since 2016 |
Yes |
 North Macedonia
|
MK |
 
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1993–2012 since Feb. 2012 |
Yes |
 Montenegro
|
MNE |
 
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1992–2008 since 2008 |
Yes |
 Serbia
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SRB |
 
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1992-2010 mod. 1998 since 2011 |
Yes |
 Slovenia
|
SLO |
  
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1992–2004 2004–2008 since 2008 |
Yes |
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